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President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to hold Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine's recovery, but he stopped short of declaring a disaster.
The railroad's program will no doubt be welcomed by some people who want to sell their homes and move away from the town.
Unions and workplace safety experts say the idea of disciplining workers who report safety concerns undermines the purpose of creating such a hotline because workers won't use it if they fear retribution.
The Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic smoke following the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
The company agreed to improve conditions for those working on the train derailment cleanup.
The U.S. Department of Labor, Norfolk Southern, and Teamsters agreed to improving conditions for workers in East Palestine.
Regulators say Norfolk Southern has made improvements since a fiery Ohio derailment but still falls well short of being the "gold standard for safety" it is striving to be.
The office will be across the street from the company's historic train depot.
Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm at railroad crashes causing potential disasters.
A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the way it responds to problems with overheating bearings.
On Saturday, KDKA's Lauren Linder spoke with company CEO Alan Shaw one-on-one at the remediation site in East Palestine, Ohio.
On Saturday, KDKA’s Lauren Linder spoke with the company’s CEO one-on-one at the remediation site in East Palestine, Ohio, the site of the toxic train derailment almost six months ago.
Additional charges related to the Ohio train derailment, combined with a drop in shipments, more than halved the company's profits.
Some residents say that they're still suffering months after the derailment.
Months after a train carrying chemicals derailed in their town, many residents say that enough still hasn't been done to help them.
Independent testing expert Scott Smith blames the dust kicked up during the soil remediation process.
Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash.
The governor said the declaration "is needed to ensure that the State and Federal government use all resources available to step in and provide the community with needed assistance."
Some states with busy criss-crossing freight railroads are pursuing their own safety remedies rather than wait for federal action amid industry opposition and questions about whether they even have authority to make the changes.
Norfolk Southern's CEO has spoken often of safety and better service since he took the job over a year ago, but it's safety that has dominated discussions after one of his trains derailed and caught fire in February in Ohio.
Testing of several crops showed no contamination.
A union official says freight railcar inspections are happening less often and are not as thorough as before due to regulatory loopholes, time constraints and staff cuts.
More than four months after a Norfolk Southern train derailed at the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, some changes are being made to improve rail safety.
Beaver County first responders spent Wednesday night in hazmat training, a new proposal given to them following the East Palestine train derailment. KDKA's Lauren Linder has the story.
The NTSB is beginning a two-day investigative hearing into February's train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
The New Jersey Senator and his wife were indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this week.
The race is expected to draw around 10,000 runners today.
The rain we've been in need of is here thanks to the tropical storm.
Plum Borough families were alerted to a bullet being found on a school bus at the end of the day on Friday.
Drake Maye threw for 296 yards and a touchdown and ran for two more scores as No. 17 North Carolina raced past Pittsburgh 41-24.
The New Jersey Senator and his wife were indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this week.
The race is expected to draw around 10,000 runners today.
The rain we've been in need of is here thanks to the tropical storm.
The KDKA-TV Turkey Fund has provided holiday meals to more than a million families.
Plum Borough families were alerted to a bullet being found on a school bus at the end of the day on Friday.
The New Jersey Senator and his wife were indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this week.
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The president says he will take the major step of standing alongside United Auto Workers as they strike in Detroit.
An indictment charged Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife Nadine with bribery offenses, with prosecutors alleging they accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars and lavish gifts.
President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to hold Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine's recovery, but he stopped short of declaring a disaster.
Online pharmacies are becoming a billion-dollar industry, but choosing the best medicine could be a challenge.
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Smartphones, smartwatches, the internet, and computers rule our lives, but at what cost?
With UAW workers on strike, could it hit our region?
Altoona-based Sheetz opened its 700th store this week.
That's a wrap for this week on PTL!
Donna Lynne Champlin is headed back to our area for a new musical in concert! It's world premiere is next Saturday at Saint Vincent College and she spoke to David all about it.
This weekend you can find a combination of both and it's happening in Evans City. We had on Brendan Conaway, the Pittsburgh Pumpkin Guy, and Molly DiFiore, with the Evans City PumpkinFest!
Boaz was live this morning from Trace Brewing in Bloomfield to check out their new brews for the change of the seasons.
Pittsburgh Today Live's Heather Abraham and David Highfield talk about all the latest goings on and preview what's to come on today's show.
Mary Beth Rhodes says she can't keep living without working toilets or sinks.
It was supposed to be a day at the ballgame, but a woman from Maryland says it turned into a nightmare.
There's a crisis in reading, and scores across America are abysmal.
It's part of a growing trend of schools choosing private security over uniformed police officers.
A mother from Butler County says a snag with her son's health insurance couldn't have happened at a worse time.
Shimano's recalled bonded crank parts can "separate and break," causing consumers to crash, according to CPSC.
Online pharmacies are becoming a billion-dollar industry, but choosing the best medicine could be a challenge.
Officials said that 70 percent of the heroin on the street has xylazine in it.
The Biden administration is also pouring $600 million into more COVID tests manufacturing across the U.S.
The Beaver County district attorney is warning about the animal tranquilizer xylazine after he said two people fatally overdosed on the drug.
Drake Maye threw for 296 yards and a touchdown and ran for two more scores as No. 17 North Carolina raced past Pittsburgh 41-24.
The Pittsburgh Pirates overcame a nine-run deficit for the first time in their 133-season history as Alfonso Rivas tied a career-high with five RBIs in a 13-12 victory that dealt a staggering blow to the Cincinnati Reds' playoff hopes.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC and Pittsburgh's CW have entered a partnership for the 2023 season
Drew Allar threw for four touchdowns and Penn State's defense forced four turnovers to lead the seventh-ranked Nittany Lions past No. 24 Iowa 31-0 on Saturday.
Nicco Marchiol threw a touchdown pass, CJ Donaldson added a short TD run and West Virginia held off Texas Tech 20-13 in their Big 12 opener.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have named MSA Safety as the official road helmet sponsor through the end of the 2025-26 regular season and playoffs.
President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to hold Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine's recovery, but he stopped short of declaring a disaster.
Amazon is looking to hire 250,000 employees throughout the U.S. ahead of the holiday season, with thousands of positions to fill in Pennsylvania.
Three former Columbus Zoo and Aquarium executives engaged in a pattern of corrupt activity that cost the facility more than $2.2 million.
Railroad unions are calling for a review after a worker was crushed to death between two cars over the weekend by a remote-controlled train in a CSX railyard in Ohio.
Brooke Smith, an actress who played one of Buffalo Bill's victims, will be giving the tours at Buffalo Bill's House in Perryopolis.
Joey passed away in 2015 after a courageous battle with DIPG, a brain cancer that, so far, is 100% fatal in children.
The Emmy Award-winning series returns for its biggest season yet with 90-minute original episodes starting Wednesday, Sept. 27.
If you're looking for ghosts, Pittsburgh is the place for you!
"Little Amal," a 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, paraded through Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez was indicted on charges of bribery by a federal grand jury on Friday.
Stay on top of local weather with meteorologist Falicia Woody’s forecast!
Police and the district are investigating after a bullet was found on a school bus on Friday.
This week's edition of Intersections with Lisa Smith.
This week's edition of Intersections with Lisa Smith.
Pittsburgh police evacuated part of a neighborhood in Garfield as law enforcement and SWAT teams converged on the area due to a dangerous "active shooting situation" on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.
Other homes were destroyed and several people were injured in the explosion in the Rustic Ridge Estates section of Plum.
We've collected the class pictures of our KDKA team. Can you guess who's who from these photos?
The jury has recommended the death penalty for Robert Bowers, the gunman convicted of shooting and killing 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue. The trial has been ongoing since the spring.
Skies across the Pittsburgh area are blanketed by smoke from Canadian wildfires. A Code Red air quality alert was issued June 28, 2023, by the Department of Environmental Protection for several Pennsylvania counties. Here's a look at the skyline.
